Poll

Religion

I believe that God’s will is always being done and that it is always the best way but that we as humans are constantly distorting that will just by being human really. You see, this “life” is a mixture of God’s will always at work in the world and our free wills always moving this world in all kinds of ways sometimes closer to God’s will and sometimes not.

When we are moving towards God’s will, our spirit is alive and our hearts are steady but when we move away from it, we are wounded and experience more suffering and restlessness.

Christ Community
• Oct. 6 – First meeting of Atomic Youth, with a cookout outside of their “Bomb Shelter” (the youth room in rear of the church) at 6 p.m.
• Oct. 4 - Mid-week Bible Study starts at 7 p.m. on Wednesday evenings. The kids will meet in their own area.

Christ
Community
• Sunday evening services have resumed at 6 p.m.
• Oct. 6 - Cookout for the start of the Atomic Youth for grades sixth through 12th at 6 p.m. at the church.
• Note: Ice Cream Social on Sept. 21 and Marigold Day on Sept. 22. Feel free to stop by the church on Saturday. For more information, call 859-824-1824 or 859-394-2586.

If you are like me you have listened to many sermons. Some good and some not so good. (I have preached both as well.) There have been times that I have walked away from hearing a sermon and been overcome with the glory of God. Have you ever wondered what makes a good sermon? What makes us see God and his glory and power?

Jesus never built a church building. He never told his followers to come to a worship service once a week for about an hour to pray to Him, sing to Him and read His stories, and then go back to their normal way of living during the rest of the week.

Family Worship
• Sept. 22 – Youth ages sixth through 12th grade are invited to Y.O.L.O., You Only Live Once from 6 to 8 p.m. at the NKY Fairgrounds in Williamstown. Free food, inflatables, soda, music and giveaways.
• Sept. 10 – Ministers meeting at 10 a.m. at Family Worship Center in Williamstown.

New Beginnings
• The church is located at 28 Broadway Street in Dry Ridge. Visitors are welcome. For more information, call Mark Partin at 859-824-0947.
• Associate Pastor – Gary Wolford

God’s plan for us is to be more like Christ. It’s not that He doesn’t love you right now as you are, but He knows what is best for you. So sometimes when you want something to grow, it has to be pruned. This is painful for the plant because the plant doesn’t understand the greater purpose.

Dry Ridge
Baptist
• Sept. 2 - Promotion day in Sunday School. No evening services Sept. 2. The church office will be closed on Sept. 3 for Labor Day.
• Sept. 4 - LYDIA will meet at 7 p.m.
• Sept. 5 - New class starting at 6:30 p.m. This will be a six-week study on what the Bible says about addiction, attitudes, depression, emotions and guilt. Gabriel Rivera will be the teacher.